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stories and procedures, and how it may affect you and your family. before we get to the last topic, let's see what's coming up on dr. phil! >> a sister betrayed. >> you said you slept with her husband while they were separated because you didn't think it was wrong. >> no, i would not do something like that. >> do not tell me what you didn't say, because i got it on tape! >> coming up next on dr. phil. >> here's a twitter question from blake: >> docs, whart best ways to -- what are the best ways and plan to prepare for an emergency? >> asking the question and preparing in the first place, that's the best thing you can do. >> these are doctors orders, let's go down the line, one thing you can do? >> know your surroundings, have a plan. at your home, for example, where's the nearest hospital to go to. if you are away from home, where's the nearest hospital, know the surroundings and where the exits are case of an emergency. >> knowing where the hospital is, but having the emergency numbers, poison control, your doctor, the e.r., fire
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department. have those writ own a piece of paper -- written down on a piece a paper for the baby sitters and caregivers and have them in your phone. >> and have an emergency preparedness kit, get one like the red cross puts out. fantastic. >> you don't need to be an e.r. doc to help out in an emergency, i recommend one person in the family become cpr trained and trained in first aid, if you want more information, like the drug warning signs, or the procedure that restored off the e austin's vision gto www.thedoctorstv.com to learn more >> (male announcer): live from the bay area this is the kron 4 morning news. kron 4 news start now with a developing story. >> good morning. we began this tuesday morning with a
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developing story out of southern california. >> christopher dorner nellie rampage in a manhunt to find him appears to be over this morning. >> authorities say exit cop turned renegade did not emerge from a big bear, calif. cabin after was set on fire tuesday night. >> it is the end of an spree in which authorities say dorner took the life of a police officer, a sheriff's deputy, and to other people. jim spellman has the latest from outside the los angeles police department. >> christopher dorner the former police officer turned murder. >> it is difficult to identify the remains of someone in the building. that could take weeks. it will be a forensic dental analysis. >> he was spotted driving in
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the area by california fish and game officer. >> i noticed a white truck driving erratically at a high rate of speed. because he was drawn to this erratic behavior he took a good look at the driver. >> the suspect fired on him before carjacking another car and retreating into the woods into a cabin. >> to sheriff's deputies were shocked one later died. >> this is a very difficult day for law enforcement. >> the swat team stormed the cabin and smoke the devices were detonated. tuesday marked the final finale to a violent killing spree that started a week ago. >> the suspect was out to avenge his firing from the police department. the suspect went after the families of police.
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>> he fired on four different police officers onto different encounters killing one. >> reporting live from lapd headquarters i'm jim spellman. >> the former chief of the sa to kron for about the challenges and concerns officers on the ground or dealing with suspects led the same training as they do. >> this was a dark moment in law enforcement. not simply that he is obviously gone over the edge in terms of his behavior. he has taken the lives of other human beings. he has utilized his expertise as a soldier as a public safety officer to
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turn it on the community that he was sworn to protect. in the process his skilled fellow police officers. it cannot get much worse than that. >> stay with kron fours we follow the latest developments in the christopher dorner investigation. >> we will have updates on our web site kron4.com, as well as our face book page and twitter feed. >> here is erica with your weather. >> it is cold in some spots especially in the north bay. we have areas of fog and frost. it is chilly. into the afternoon it will be sunny and mild. >> yesterday's was a bit cooler than what we enjoyed on monday. the warming trend began as thursday, friday, and saturday. >> fair conditions tonight.
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light winds in the four cast. 34 in santa rosa and vallejo. mid '30's and fairfield. 43 in oakland. into the afternoon plenty of 60s. santa rosa 65. 64 for oakland. the same for redwood city. lows '60s for pleasanton and fremont. 64 in san jose. 64 in sunnyvale. >> your kron 4 7 day around the bay forecast highlights big changes. thursday into friday a lot of highs flirting with the 70 degree mark. >> mornings would not be as chilly. inland lows will be into the low '40's. >> we will keep upper 60s around transitioning into the weekend. >> starting the next work weeks we will add more clouds to the forecast. the numbers will start to cool. the best chance for showers are now tuesday in to wednesday. >> this could be a wet one.
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we will have more details on what to expect next week in my next report. >> in the meantime however, let us look at traffic. no hot spots. >> overnight road work at the bay bridge toll plaza. flashing lights leads to the toll plaza however, fast track and cash payments are fine. >> the san mateo bridge no problems to alert you to. the drive 12 minutes from end to end. >> south bound 101 an easy ride coming out of the north bay. anny. >> thank you erica. >> new this morning police in pittsburgh are investigating an officer involved shooting that happened in the overnight hours. >> the shooting happened around the midnight hour near the intersection of 11th and maple street in pittsburgh. according to witnesses two suspects were shot as well as a police
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officer. >> three other suspects were detained and house about a block away on 11th and pine. >> no word yet on the victims' conditions. >> former giants slugger barry bonds is set to appear in court this morning to appeal his fell in obstruction of justice conviction. >> kron 4 is one of two local news outlets allowed to videotape the court proceedings. >> the all-time home run leader is appealing the 2011 conviction where a jury found that bonds gave an evasive answer to a grand jury questioning him about the alleged steroid use. beginning at 9:00 he could watch the hearing in its entirety on our 24/7 bay area news channel, comcast 193. >> we will be back with
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more on the kron 4 morning
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>> welcome back. the time is 4:09. president obama delivered his state of the union address to both houses of congress and millions of americans watched from home. >> the stakes were high in this much-anticipated speech. in early schmidt reports. >> in his fourth state of the union address he laid out the plans for his second term in office. >> the focus of tonight's speech how he plans to improve the economy and find work for the nation's 12.3 million unemployed americans. >> economic growth requires
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a balanced approach. with spending cuts and revenue. with everyone doing their fair share. >> warmly received by democrats and mostly dismissed by republicans. the president will need the help of both parties to achieve his goals. >> that replaces reckless cuts with smart savings and wise investments. >> 34,000 troops to be withdrawn from afghanistan by this time next year. >> each of these proposals deserves a vote in congress. >> on gun control he made it clear he wants action. >> the families into sun and the cow was of a community's ripped open by gun violence they deserve a simple vote. >> a florida c senator
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delivered his message. >> this solution for every problem is to-chest for washington to borrow more, tax more and spend more. >> republicans were quick to point out that none of the ideas carry a price tag adjusted. >> on capitol hill by emily schmidt reporting. >> still ahead bart riders to take their increase in the coming two weeks will tell you why officials may raise prices. >> a look at the bay bridge toll plaza traffic is light. oakland is at 43 degrees and will reach a high of 64 under sunny skies. 0ñ@ñ
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>> good morning. the time is 4:14. >> authorities say charred remains have been found in the burned out cabin where a fugitive ex cop was believed to be. >> the remains were found late tuesday after a shootout that killed one sheriff's deputy and injured another. >> authoritie believed christopher cdorner barricaded himself inside the cabin which later caught fire. >> investigators will attempt to determine if the remains of the suspect through forensic test. >> thousand of officers have been on the hunt for him since police said he lost a campaign to seek revenge
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against the los angeles police department in his firing. >> it is cool for some of bus. livermore 35. 43 in oakland. 47 in san francisco. >> taking a look at the numbers for the rest of the day, futurecast 4 highlights the 12:00 hour '60s for everyone. potentially holding on to upper 50s on the east bay shoreline. if you are away from the waterfront you are starting to warm. 2:00 p.m. under the green indicating '60s. mid-60's for most of us. cooling mainly into the fifties. afternoon highs. sunnyvale 65. 64 cupertino. sunshine and clear skies similar to yesterday's. fairfield 64. the same for concord. 62 in castro
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valley. the north bay it will be a gorgeous day. petaluma 63. two degrees cooler in downtown san francisco. 64 and oakland. >> your kron 4 7 day around the bay forecast highlights big changes. the warming trend officially kicks into gear tomorrow. we're talking several spots in the upper 60s. we could see low seventies. inland lows not bad dipping into the low '40's. we will continue with warmer weather and sunshine into the weekend. more cloud cover into the next work week when temperatures start to cool. and chance for showers tuesday that will continue into wednesday. rain is in the forecast. this could be a wet one. >> more details in my next report. >> taking a look at traffic
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conditions. road work on the upper deck of the bay bridge. traffic still quiet. the drive is under 11 minutes from the maize into a fremont street. >> the san mateo bridge is a typical commute. no problems in the west bound direction for foster city. >> south bound 101 delay free out of marin county. >> was down 24 a clear shot to the caldecott tunnel toward the macarthur maize. >> westbound highway 4 usually a slow were right. seeing tops speeds at this hour. no delays coming from marin county. the drive 23 minutes out of navato to highway 37 and down to the golden gate bridge toll plaza. >> taking a look at gas prices this morning. the state average right now is around $4.30 for regular gallon of gas.
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>> and we have passed the state average in san francisco. >> in san francisco $4.80. >> in oakland $3.96. >> and sand of say $4 even for a regular gallon of gas. >> bart riders may soon have to dig deeper into their pockets to pay for fares. >> transit officials say a fare increase is needed to cover operating and maintenance costs. the plan is to raise fares 5.2% next year of the average there would jump from to $3.62. >> there is within increased every two years by 3.9%. >> it is already expensive in the week. $40 per week that is too much money. >> i have had people call off because they cannot make the fare to get their ana home. they could get
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there and not home. do you go to work and get stuck? what do you do?. by 2021, bart cash flow will be about 32 to $25 million. >> commuters will be able to voice their opinion about the fare increase at a public hearing thursday in oakland. >> an earthquake and a trio of smaller aftershocks have struck their rule nevada near the california state line. >> u s g s says the 5.1 magnitude earthquake hit just after 4 yesterday afternoon. >> it was centered around 200 mi. south of reno. >> aftershocks ranging from 3.1 to 3.7 magnitude followed shortly thereafter. there were no reports of any damage. >> federal housing and health officials awarded $12
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million to the california housing financing agency to offer rental assistance to 335 low-income people with disabilities. >> the funding will give them a stable housing and support service. >> the funds awarded to california as part of the total $98 million the fed are awarded to 13 how the agencies. >> at least 30 fish were killed after a drinking water pipe burst and sent thousands of gallons of chlorinated water into a san francisco bay area creek. >> san francisco public utilities commission discovered the leak on saturday near crystal springs reservoir, our drinking water system that serves 2.5 million bay area residents. >> officials said they expect the fish death toll which may have included threatened steelhead trout to rise, possibly to the hundreds. sam tail creek flows about 5 mi. from the reservoir to san francisco bay. >> the cause of the break
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in the 80 year-old pipe is still unknown. >> taking a look at wall street this morning market future showing all three indexes and the positive while closing number just a show the dow with big gains. >> here is a look at the numbers. the dow jones closing up at 47 points to 14,018. >> the nasdaq closing in the -5.23186. >> and the s&p 500 closing up two. at 1519. >> yahoo is looking to streamline its mobile apps . >> ceo marisa mayer hopes to trim yahoos portfolio of mobile application from the current 75 programs to about a dozen. since joining the yahoo, mayer has stressed
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that the companies to come up with a better global strategies to ensure it service becoming ingrained as they have is that the light and inspire its users. if it succeeds the ceo thinks the company will be able to sell more advertising. >> we're were to take a quick break here. but first here's president obama talking about the shooting in new town, two months later. >> common-sense reform like background checks that will make it harder for criminals to get their hands on guns. (cheers and applause) senators of both parties are working together on a tough, new laws to prevent anyone from buying guns and reselling them to criminals. >> police chiefs are asking our help to get weapons of war, ammunition and magazines off our streets. they are tired of seeing our forces being outgunned. they are tired of seeing our forces being outgunned.
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>> welcome back. the time is 4:25. >> she may have won the war, but someone else try war,adeles grammy saturday night. >> here is a carl ahzues. >> and then tries to except her award and was arrested for trespassing after jennifer lopez had been intercepted. >> he handed madonna a bouquet of flowers. he told the reporter he into the gramm is and said in an increase seat behind justin timber leg. >> sarah silverman is supporting her knees after she was arrested. silberman
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said in a statement i am proud of my sister and niece for fighting for what they believe in by having the nerve to pray at the wall of prayer and being female. >> lady gaga cited a chronic pain as the reason for canceling concert. she says she is devastated and ask her fans for forgiveness. >> for hollywood minute i'm carl ahzeus. >> residents in marin county are opposing filmmaker george lucas is plans to build low-income housing. the project will be located of grady ranch where he originally proposed building a new film studio. >> lucas abandon the project last year after some neighbors complained about
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the size and raise concerns about traffic. >> the ranch is on one of four properties county planners want to results will allow for up to 30 residential units per acre. they hope it will be a way to increase the stock of affordable housing in marin. a final decision on the plants is expected this summer. >> still ahead new details in the search for wanted killer christopher dorner . police now believe he is dead. we'll have details after the break.
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>> welcome back. >> top stories we're following. authorities in
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southern california exchanged gunfire with who they believe was the wanted killer christopher dorner. authorities say they believe his body is in a bird cabin near big bear. >> president obama does his state of the union address. a recast of points which included the economy and gun control in a few minutes. first we are tracking more sunshine on this wednesday. here is erica with your weather. >> plenty of sunshine had our way. it is a cold start to the morning. some areas of fog. visibility could be limited. we will start with a live look outside. you can see the light and the disparate 0 visibility for santa rosa toward navato . use extra caution for highway 101 visibility a half mile if you are committed to napa. into the
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afternoon clear skies and sunshine. temperatures are off to a cool start today. 344 santa rosa and 46 in san francisco. looking at the numbers throughout the day. 12:00 around lunchtime the perfect time to be outdoors. the green on your screen indicates lows 60s. upper 50s for the east bay shoreline and the coast. by 2:00 p.m. the green and dominates the screen. low to mid '60s for everyone. mild weather continues. tippers in the '50s by 8:00 p.m. tonight. -test temperatures. san francisco 60. 64 for oakland. 63 in livermore. >> your kron 4 7 day around the bay forecast highlights warmer weather. we will kick
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things up into thursday. temperatures in the upper 60s. could see a few low seventies. temperatures dropping into a low '40's. >> will see clouds sunday. tuesday the potential for rain. that will continue into wednesday. the system is trending wetter than what we are originally expected. we may see some significant rain. >> in the traffic center we are monitoring a quiet ride. a couple of stalls but no major accidents and nothing to slow you down. >> the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza has more cars compared to my last report. traffic is coming from the east shore freeway however, no delays at the toll plaza. >> san mateo bridge no problems getting to it
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coming from the nimitz. >> a quick check of your golden gate bridge ride very quiet. no overnight construction to contend with. drive time 23 minutes out of navato and no incidents to report. anny. >> on to our top story this morning. christopher dorners deadly rampage and the manhunt to find him appear to be over this morning. authorities say ex cop turned renegade did not emerge from a big bear, calif. cavan after it was set on fire tuesday night. >> it is the end of an alleged killing spree in which a party save dorner took the life of one police officer, a sheriff's deputy, and two other people. a massive manhunt that lasted more than two weeks appear to be over after police cornered a suspected killer
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in the california cabin. >> jim spellman has a following the developing story drop the overnight hours a bridge of the very latest outside the los angeles police headquarters. >> authorities will have to wait to possiblities identify the remains of christopher's doren police officer turned murder. >> it could take days or weeks to do a dna analysis or a forensic did an analysis dependent on the condition of the body. >> the man matching his description was spotted in the area by california fish and game officer. >> award and in front noticed a white truck coming down driving erratically at a high rate of speed. because, he was drawn to this erratic behavior he took a close look at the driver and recognized him as a suspect. >> the warden says the suspect fired on them before abandoning the car and carjacking another and retreating to a cabin in the woods. >> to sheriff's deputies
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were shot won a letter died. >> our law enforcement agency is a brotherhood. this is a very difficult day for law enforcement. >> a swat team later stormed the cabin and smoke bombs were detonated. >> investigators say the suspect was out to avenge his firing from the laws and laws police department targeting the officers and his family's. >> he allegedly gunned down and officer of ast as the daughter of an officer allegedly involved in his hearing. >> the los angeles police department say they will leave no stone unturned to find anyone who may have assisted dorner on the run. >> the funeral for a riverside officer was gunned down by dorner will be today. services for michael
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crane will began at 1030 this morning in riverside. governor jerry brown is expected to attend. >> new this morning police in pittsburgh are investigating an officer involved shooting that happened in the overnight hours. >> the shooting happened around the midnight near the intersection of 11th and maple street in pittsburgh. according to witnesses two suspects were shot as well as a police officer. >> three other suspects were detained in a house about a block away on 11th and pine. no word yet on the victim conditions. >> former giants slugger barry bonds is asking a federal court to toss out dispel any obstruction of conviction. his lawyers and are said to appear in court this morning to appeal his felony obstruction of justice conviction. >> kron 4 is one to local news outlets allowed to
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videotape the court proceedings. >> the all-time home run leader is appealing the 2011 conviction where a jury found that bonds gave an evasive answer to a grand jury questioning about his alleged steroid use. >> beginning at 9:00 you could watch the hearing in its entirety on our 24/7 bay area news channel, comcast 193. >> we will be right back. >> it is our task to restoring the basic idea that build this country. >> the idea that if you work hard and irresponsible you can get ahead. no matter what you look like who you are, or you love.
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>> welcome back. the time is 4:39. >> during his state of the union address, president barack obamas cover the range of issues including
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the economy, immigration, and form policy. >> however, some of the faces in the crowd reflected another big issue, gun violence. teed payne has the story. >> just three weeks ago she was here in washington with her classmates. performing for her country had my inauguration. a week later she was shot and killed in a chicago park after school. >> the president also talked about the tragic shooting in new town, connecticut. >> it has been two months since new town. i know this is not the first time has debated how to reduce gun violence. this time is different. >> after the shootings the president proposed tougher gun laws. >> the proposal and deserved a vote. because in the two
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months since the town more than 1000 birthdays, graduations, anniversaries have been stolen from our lives by a bullet from a gun. >> president obama made an emotional appeal to others. >> the families of barack deserve a vote. the families of tucson, blacksburg and the countless other communities left open by gun violence deserve a simple vote. >> good news this morning for the president of the south bay chapter of the blue star military support group. her sons are coming home. the president announced that 34,000 troops will be home from afghanistan this time next year. and with two sons in the marine corps, both of whom served three tours of duty in afghanistan, kathy crowder is thrilled.
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>> but she cautions, the war is far from over, and that america must not forget the troops who must fight on. >> there are still others that will have to fight and people that have children and the war. we have to break that they will come home on harm. --we have to pray that they will come home. we have to remember they are still there. there will hopefully be 35,000 if mr. obamas does what he says he will do. but we still have to remember the sons and daughters that are still there. >> crowders son of kirk came home just last week. she remained optimistic that all the troops will be home by the end of 2014. military--
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afghan military. >> still ahead new details this morning in the search for christopher and dorner now police believe he is dead inside a burned cavan. more details on the investigation coming up. -- burned capt.bin.
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>> welcome back. the time is 4:45. >> stauthorities believe christopher dorner where can it in self inside the cabin was later caught fire. forensics analysts will
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determine later whether the body is dorner through forensic tests. >> stay with kron 4 as we follow the latest of elegance and the christopher dorner investigation. we will have updates on our web site, kron 4 .com as well as our face book and twitter feeds. >> erica has a look at our weather. >> in the north bay we have areas of dense fog. looking at the chart we are at 04 santa rosa. down to navato. drive with caution. at mile around apple. 35 for fairfield. freezing mark for santa rosa. >> planted mid 60s in the afternoon. fremont a high of 63. the same for santa
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clara. mid '60s for los gatos and fort campbell. >> sunny and clear skies. >> 64 for antioch. 62 for castro valley. downtown san francisco lows '60s. mid- 60's for napa this afternoon. >> it is clear, and dry. no rain as we headed to the weekend. a string of sunshine and warm weather of the way. upper 60s. close to the 70 degree mark thursday into friday. we will continue with warmer than usual conditions in to the weekend. we will see more cloud coverage to start the next work week. >> potential for wet weather into tuesday possibly wednesday. temperatures will drop and we are anticipating cloud cover. >> more on your extended forecast in my next report. >> a hot spot on our hands.
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683 of the four lanes currently blocked. --680 currently blocked. chp does not have an idea of how long this will be in the light. >> i do not think you will need and are to the crowd yet. if you are coming from interstate 580 in the west bound direction you may want to take or instead of 680. >> we will have more details on this developing not by coming up with george in the next report. >> in the meantime looking at the bridges. the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza problem free coming from all the approaches. >> is that mattel brididge traffic is building. >> would have let areas of local dense fog coming out of the north bay. >>--the san mateo bridge
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traffic is building. >> a man killed during a shootout on humboldt street in vallejo is dogged identified as 22 year-old oscar--has been identified as 22 year-old oscar garcia. for others or also wounded. a neighbor who saw the shooting take place tell kron for what happened he asked that we not reveal his identity. >> from there one of our super hero never went in and assisted the person living there at the time when he fell down. i call the police i have children. i barricaded us in the back room and call the police they took it from there. >> a vallejo police say all
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the shooting victims are in their 20s including a female. investigators are looking to the possibilities the shooting was gang-related. >> a well-known santa rosa surgingeon is out of jail this morning after being arrested monday night. >> police say dr. raymond severt plan on having sex with a 13 year-old girl. he met the team in a chat brown. >> explicit text message or send family members of the girl found those messages. when the doctor went to meet the growth near in a navato , please watciting. >> the doctor is not only a
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hand surgeon here but also reporter of office. patients could not believe the news about the doctor who has treated her on occasion. >> bell for the doctor was set and a half million dollars. >> contra costa county shares are on the lookout for to on robbers. >> bitter new surveillance pictures of the two suspects both robberies occurred back on january 30th and l sobrante. >> the first one happened at a gas station and within 15 minutes, the second one occurred at a fast food restaurant. >> a teenage boy was struck by a car in concord is still fighting for his life. the 14 year-old was hit by a car monday afternoon what was crossing asolano wade near grant street. he was taken to john muir medical center
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is now a children's hospital in oakland. police say, the driver is not believe have been drawn for speeding at the time of the crash. >> record to take a quick break here in the kron 4 morning news. a first here is president obama talking about minimum wage. >> we need to rraise the minimum wage to meet the cost of living. >> (cheers and applause) this single steps would raise the income of millions of working families. would mean the difference between grocers or the food bank. rent or eviction. scraping by are finally getting ahead.
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>> temperatures low to mid
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'60s for today. some places friday. saturday looks gorgeous. a few clouds on sunday and monday. tuesday is our best and next chance for showers. tuesday in to wednesday. we will keep you posted on the changes. enjoy this stretch of springlike weather. >> president obamas said of the union address lit up the twitter of verse. 1.1 million state of the year in related tweets were made between the time obama entered the house chamber at 9:10 p.m. and 10:25 p.m.. the most traded steadily in moments was when obamas said the federal minimum wage be raised to $9 an hour. >> people or twinning about thabout that at 24,000 tweet per minute.
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>> the second most heated moment came when obama called on congress to vote on contra rose to new gun control measures. >> that got people tweedy had 23,700 tweets per minute. >> still ahead on the kron 4 morning news investigators on scene of a cabin fire where does believe that won a killer christopher porner died inside after having a shootout with police. plus, we're recapping the presence of extent of the in address last night the main point he talked about why some members of the offense or even brought to tears. >> and back here in the bay area will watching weather and traffic this morning. will be checking with erica was a look at our forecast, as well as checking in with george has a look at the morning commute. >> the time this 4:56 with a lot of sunshine for today. do not for the year sun
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block, and sons brun screen. we will be back with
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>> (male announcer): live from the bay area this is the kron 4 morning news. kron 4 news starts now with a developing story. >> we're following this developing story of the east bay. >> police in pittsburgh are investigating an officer involved shooting that entered an officer. a live report is coming up. >> the manhunt for former los angeles police officer christopher dorner appears to be over. authorities have found charred human remains in the cabin where he was believed to have barricaded himself. >> police had a standoff yesterday's involving teargas. there was a rally in the sound of gunfire. the
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smoke and flames started. they led the cabin burned. not knowing what they would find when they went in. at this point we are waiting for the remains to be identified. they do believe this manhunt and this episode is over for a former cop had a vendetta against police department and tried to kill as many as he could. >> jim spellman brings us to live latest from los angeles. >> a massive manhunt appears to be over after police corner is spectacular the california cavan. >> a charred body was found in the debris of a big bear cavan tuesday. authorities will have to way to positively confirmed remains of christopher dorner. >> it is difficult to remove identify the remains. it could take days or weeks to do a dna analysis or if residential analysis depending on the condition of the body. >> a man matching the suspect's description was in the area.
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>> the war in in front noticed the suspect was driving a radically at a high-test e radically and i read a speecd. >> theat a high rate of speed. >> the suspect then shot at the wharton abandon his car in carjacked another car. >>investigators say the suspect was out to avenge his firing from the los angeles police department. >> he allegedly gunned down the daughter of an officer involved in his termination hearing along with her fiancee. >> last week he fired on
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police officers killing one. >> police said they will leave no stone unturned try to find anyone who may have assisted him as he fled from police. >> reporting live i am jim spellman. back to you. >> we have to hot spots that us go over to george. >> the first one in sinole interstate 680. >> 680 southbound have four lanes blocked. only the right lane is open. >> a sidg alert has been issued usually when they expect one or more lines to be blocked for more than 30 minutes. >> you may be able to stick by 84 sunny by on 84. >> an injury accident in san francisco. 101 southbound
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at cesar chavez. reports indicate there are injuries. we have word that a cap and one of its passengers were injured on 101 southbound. >> a quick check of the weather is erica. >> good morning george looking at the weather a quick check it is clear for most of us however, we do have some areas of local dense fog. mostly sunny conditions in to the afternoon. temperatures will be in the low to mid 60's. a warming trend continues. i will have your weekend forecast my next report. >> thank you erica. >> following a developing story out of pittsburgh police investigating an officer involved shooting that happened overnight on 11th and maple. let us turn to kron fours mike pelton are so reporter.
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>> one officer struck by gunfire fortunately his wounds are not too serious. he was treated and released at a hospital. a handful of officers are on scene at east santa fe and maple. authorities were trying to make contact with a suspect last night he has several warrants. they approached him after 1130 that is when they say the man ran from the two officers and began firing at them striking one of those officers. that officer is ok he has been released from hospital. >> the two officers after seen the suspect shoot at a party is the return fire and shot the suspect he is in the hospital in stable condition. they are investigating the incident. they are not saying a lot of information as to what led to coming after that person. they say he has an extensive
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criminal history and he did have several warrants for his arrest. >> thank you mike. we will check back as he has more information on scene. >> president obama to live his first state of the union address for his second term. >> he made an emotional plea for congress for proposals for tougher gun laws. >> this comes after two months of the new town connecticut shooting which killed to to children. >> (cheers and applause) if you want to vote no that is a choice. these proposals deserve a vote. because in the two months since new town, conn. more than 1000
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birthdays, graduations, and anniversaries have been stolen from our lives by a bullet from a gun. >> more than a thousand. >> president obama cited the major provisions of this package of gun proposals. >> they include background checks on all gun sales, a ban on military-style semiautomatic weapons, and limiting their ammunition magazines to 10 rounds. >> florida senator mark o. rubio deliver the republican response president obamas said of the union address. will hear some of his response at 5:30 a.m.. >> former giants slugger barry bonds is asking a federal court to toss out is selling obstruction conviction. his lawyers and federal prosecutors is set to appear in court this morning to appeal his conviction. >> 4 is one to local news outlets allowed to videotape
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the court proceedings. >> the all-time home run leader is appealing the 2011 conviction where a jury found that bonds gave evasive answer to a grand jury questioning him about his alleged steroid use. >> coming up on the kron 4 morning news. the ntsb is opening an investigation is a the cruise ship that left more than 4000 people stranded in the gulf of mexico. stranded in the gulf of mom, i invited justin over for lunch. good. no, not good. he's a vegetarian and he's going to be here in 20 minutes! [ mom ] don't stress. we can figure this out. ♪ [ male announcer ] get the speed to make a great first impression. call today to get u-verse high speed internet for as little as $14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. this is delicious. ♪ [ male announcer ] save the day in an instant. at&t. ♪
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get a sealy queen set for just $399. even get 3 years interest-free financing on tempur-pedic. but only through presidents' day at sleep train. welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. the national transportation safety board says it opened an investigation into an engine room fire that crippled a cruise ship carrying more than 4000 people in the gulf of mexico. >> in the ntsb in the u.s. coast guard are sending investigators to mobile, alabama were carnival cruise lines carnival triumph is expected to arrive tomorrow. >> a sunday pigeon fire
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knocked out the ships primary power source, leaving it adrift. a new report from the national hurricane center says super storm sandy was the deadliest hurricane to hit the northeast and 40 years in the second most costly in the nation's history. >> the agency directly attribute 72 desk in the u.s. from sandy in at least 87 more deaths indirectly from causes like hypothermia due to power outages and accidents during cleanup effort. >> the storm also caused an estimated $50 billion in damage. credit in any u.s. hurricane outside katrina. >> next on the kron 4 morning news bart riders may have to start digging deeper into their pockets to pay for bart fair. the will tell you how much prices are expected to increase by next year. at a full check of bay whetarea weather and traffic.
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>> welcome back we're tracking hot spots. 680 southbound in sinole three lines are shut down. the right lane is open. we did not yet see a huge back up. it is already starting to back up the ride on 680 heading to sinole bound. >> 3 let the lines are shut down. there are at least two tow trucks that had been summoned and or stub of the traffic. >> in san francisco also in injury accident on 101 south bound as is our job is. a live look at the same with kron fours will tran. >> here is what you need to know this scene will be here for another 15 minutes. traffic is moving by the just opened up the no. 3 line. once a day clear the debris they should open up the lanes. >> this happened 25 minutes ago when a cab slammed into
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the back of a mustang. the passenger of the mustang was taken to the hospital. no fatal injuries something to be checked out. >> that is good news. we did hear word of injuries. as we pan around to show you the look of 101 southbound. it is early enough that the back up is not major. it will slow from 04 hospital curve on 101 south bound. it could in fact your southbound ride on the central frofreeway. >> the san mateo bridge, 92 and 11 minute drive time no delays across the span or problems reported. >> at the golden gate bridge in light ride. the crews are still on the bridge working toward the north tower to reconfigure the span adding the fourth line of the southbound direction. >> here is erica with the weather. >> good morning george. we start off with mainly clear
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skies. we have areas of dense fog. the visibility chart shows cannot see much for santa rosa toward navat visibilityo down to zero. 3 mi. an apple. for miles along the coastline near highway 1. >> best-3 mi. in napa. >> we are just above the freezing mark in santa rosa and fairfield. 34 in vallejo. looking at the numbers throughout the day. there 12:00 may be 60s holding on to upper 60s man before and the coast. by 2:00 p.m. the green stars of filling in. later tonight temperatures will drop to low 50s. >> afternoon highs 63 in
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mountain view. 65 for kabala sunnyvale. sunshine, clear skies, richmond at 63. 62 in castro valley. downtown san francisco lows '60s 624 navato. 62 napa. >> your kron 4 7 day around the bay forecast warmer weather thursday into friday's. temperatures will fall flat with the 70 degree mark. more cloud cover by monday. the best bet for rain is falling next tuesday. >> thank you erica. all parties they charge him remains have been found in the burned out cavan where fugitive ex cop was believed to be hiding out. the remains were found late tuesday after a shootout that killed one shares deputies and injured another. authorities believe it was christopher dorner
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who barricaded himself inside the cabin was later caught fire. investigators will attempt to determine if the remains are sorner through forensic test. for thousands of officers have been on the hunt for him since police say he lost a campaign to seek revenge against the los angeles police department for his firing. >> stay with kron 4 as follows the latest developments in the christopher dorner investigation. we will have updates on our web site, kron4.com as was facebook and twitter. >> gas prices are going up. the state average right now is around $4.30 for a record gallon of gas. we have passed the state average in san francisco. san francisco $4.80. in oakland $3.96. in san jose $4 in for a regular dundas. >> bart riders may soon have to dig deeper into their pockets to pay for fares.
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transit officials a fare increase is needed to cover operating in may this cost. the plan to raise fares 5.2% next year so the average there would jump from $3.44 to $3.62. fares within increase every two years by 3.9%. >> every day for a week is like $40 to ride public transportation. $40 per week that is way too much. i have had people call off because they cannot make the fare to get back and forth. they could get to work but not home. what do you do? by 2021 bart cash flow will the $25 million. >> to voice their opinion about the fare increase at a public hearing thursday in oakland. >> central park school district superintendent is expected to recommend the
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closure of crest mormoore elementary school let trusties meeting tonight. the closure of kressmoor elementary school to save the in battle district more than $200,000. >> the school was recommended for closure in 2012, but a vocal commute a response prevented the board of trustees from adopting the recommendation. the superintendent is recommending that the school be closed by the end of june. >> federal housing and health officials awarded $12 million to the california housing finance na does it offer rental assistance to 335 low-income people with disabilities. >> the funding will give disabled low-income people stable housing and needed support services. the funds award to california are part of the total 98 million the feds are awarding 13th state housing agencies. >> governor jerry brown says california has a very
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vibrant housing market but niece to reexamine some laws and regulations that may be hampering the market. >> brown said one thing that needs to be modified as did california environmental quality act, which require state and local agencies to identify and mitigate the embargenvironmental impact of housing projects and other development. the governor said the courts have expanded the as requirements since it was approved in 1969 but he believes some reform is in order now. >> still ahead on the kron 4 morning news the pope made his first appearance in announcing his resignation. more on busy as wesh wednesday.
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>> and government reports find the nation's airlines are less likely to yolose your suitcase last year than at any other point in the last
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two decades. there just over three reports of lost, delayed or damaged baggage for every 1000 passengers, the lowest rate since 1988. >> airlines also improve their performance in getting planes to gates on time. >> the last year decided to percent of flights arrive within 15 minutes of the scheduled time. the record is 82% setback in 2002. >> american airlines in u.s. airways will be today to consider a merger. >> reporter say negotiators are considering the makeup of the combined company's board and on exact role for the ceo of american parent amr corp.. >> the companies are trying to finish a deal before friday, when a confidentiality agreement covering some a m r bondholders expires. if the two carriers were to strike a deal, it would create the world's biggest airline by passenger traffic. a m r has been operating under bankruptcy protection since november 2011.
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>> pope benedict the '60s has made his first public appearance since a shocking announcement that he is stepping down as the head of the catholic church. >> daughter is a faithful flooded to the vatican today to see the pope. he thanked them in several languages and said he does not have the strength required to carry on. >> the vatican insisted no serious medical ailment was behind decision, though he had meant for the first time that the pope has had a pacemaker for years, and recently had the batterers replaced. kennedy also celebrate and ash wednesday mass marking the beginning thelent. >> coming oup on the kron 4 morning news pittsburgh police i'm is getting an overnight officer of shooting. a live report is
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>> developing news. police and pittsburg are investigating an overnight officer involved shooting. it happened near the 11 and maple streets. to get you more news faster we turn to mike pelton who was lying on the scene. >> they injuries for the officer are not serious. he has been released from offic the hospital. they tried o contact eight residents and he had several warrants out for his arrest. that followed the gentleman and they stated that he ran and then he began to fire at officers and one fire was struck. >> our officers did an
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outstanding job today. they always face situations like this. they acted upon the threat and they are doing what they're trained to do. they are both okay. >> the suspect is in a hospital in stable condition. was he is released from the hospital he will be put under arrest. >> do we know anything about what sparked all of this? >> and the reason why they were looking for him, they stated that he has a extensive criminal history and that he has once due to drugs and weapons charges. >> the fate of christopher dorner , the former police
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officer accused of killing four people, is still uncertain, after police the back of reports that his body was recovered from a burning building. police say that men suspected to be christopher dorner barricaded himself inside of a cabin, and he did not leave after it was set on fire. earlier yesterday he it was a suspected of firing multiple rounds at officials from a california fish and wildlife, who spotted him on a highway near big bear. he was literally to be involved in a firefight with the san bernadine no county sheriff's deputies. one officer was killed, and another one was injured. police said that will continue to search for him until they have positively identified him as the deceased. >> police, the fbi and swat
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teams have been combing the big bear area since last week in what is being considered one of the largest man hunts and southern california's history. >> the funeral for a riverside officer who was gunned down by dorner will take place today. services for michael crain will begin at 10:30 a.m. this morning in riverside. governor jerry brown is expected to attend the funeral. >> state with kron 4 as we follow the latest developments in the christopher dorner investigation. we will have updates on our web site, kron4.com, as well as our face book page and twitter feeds. >> the san jose man who is
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accused of plotting to set off a car bomb in front of an olympic will be in court today. authority say that agents arrested matthew llaneza last week near a bank of america branch after he tried to detonate a car bomb. the fbi says that he had hoped that the bombing would be glad when anti- government activists and would somehow spark a civil war after is a fear a government crackdown. >> the suspect accused of killing 13 year old genelle allen in fairfield will be arraigned today. investigators arrested 32 year-old anthony jones added fairfield permit complex friday morning. he is accused of killing the 13 year old girl. the body of the middle school student was gone and it fairfield park a week ago. police
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>> new this morning, starting this summer, or version of america is offering nonstop service between san francisco and anchorage, alaska. virgin is offering six seasonal, nonstop round-trip flights per week. service is set to begin june the sex and it will run through september the ninth. >> we're also watching the bay area weather. the current temperature in fremont is 42 degrees. we will be right back.
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>> welcome back. the top stories that we are falling at this hour. police in pittsburgh are investigating an overnight officer that was involved in a shooting. it happened around midnight near the intersection of 11th and maple streets. witnesses say that two people and an officer were shot. three other people were detained in a house about a block away one country. >> authority say charred
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human remains have been found in the cabin where they believe x caught christopher dorner barricaded himself. the remains were found last night after a shootout that killed one deputy and injured another. investigators will use forensic tests to determine if the remains belong to dorner. >> former giants slugger barry bonds is asking a federal court to toss out his ballot the obstruction of a conviction. his lawyers and federal prosecutors are said to appear in court this morning to appeal his conviction. starting at 9:00 a.m. you can watch the hearing on our 247 channel, comcast one of 93. >> channel 193.
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>> crews were all on the scene and they were removed due to the road will bring it reopens. it did not jump up the traffic to bed early and it did not affect the inbound for weight. here is a live picture bridges. westbound has no delays not even in the cash lanes. your ride to the san mateo bridges problem free is that 11 minutes. your ride to the golden gate bridge has no the blaze at 1 01 southbound. >> we start out this morning with 30's and '40's. here is a live look outside. we will see moderate winds continue into afternoon hour. > we are saying not much for
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clearing. it is really just a case for the north bay and the rest of the bay area is waking up to clear skies. in terms of temperatures it is a cold start. we are not at the freezing mark. it is 38 degrees currently in concord. as we take a look at temperatures into afternoon we will see plenty of 60's to go or around. if you did like yesterday's whether you will definitely like today's weather as well. >> it is shaping to be a fantastic day outside. vallejo will be coming in for 60 degrees. downtown san francisco will be checking in and the low 60's. it was also be 60's degrees in alameda. your kron 47 day around the bay highlights warmer weather is on the
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way. in fact, we can also have a nice weather for valentine's day. >>we will transition a few degrees off as we go into the weekend. the best bet for rain in the bay area will be for next tuesday and wednesday. >> a well-known santa rosa surgeon is out of jail this morning after he was arrested monday night. police said dr. policesevert planned on having sex with a 13 year old girl. severt met th room. explicit text messages were sent but family members of the girl found those messages. when the doctor went to meet the girl near novato, police were waiting
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for him. dr. servert is not only a hand surgeon here, but he is also a partner of office. patients like susan hornstein could not believe the news about the doctor who wish . >> and there was killed or initialled on humboldt street in vallejo has now been identified as 22 year- old i oscar garcia. for
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others or also wounded. a neighbor who saw the shooting take place tells kron4 what happened. >> i barricaded myself and my back room and i called the police. >> vallejo police said that all of the shooting victims are in their 20s, including one female. investigators are looking into the possibility that the shooting was gang-related. >> a teenage boy, who was struck by a car in concord is still fighting for his life. the 40 euro was hit by a car monday afternoon while he was crossing on slam away their grant street. he was taken to the john muir medical center and he is not at children's hospital in oakland. police say, that the driver is not believed to have been drug or speeding at the time of the crash. >> a college student is
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recovering this morning after she was shot in the head by armed robber. you're looking at a sketch of the suspect. police say that the 21 year-old victim was a bus stop on a natural bridges drive with a man approached her from a wooded area just after 7:30 p.m. tuesday evening. the man demanded the woman's belongings did he shot her when she told him that she did not have anything. the suspect fled on foot. the woman was able to flag down a passing motorist who called for help. she was taken to hospital with a small caliber bullet was removed during surgery. she is expected to make a full recovery. >> contra costa county sheriff's are on the lookout for two armed robbers. these are new surveillance pictures of the two suspects, both robberies occurred back on january
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